Akwa Ibom Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 serving Uyo

Uyo

Uyo is a city in south-eastern Nigeria and is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing state of Nigeria. The city became a capital of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 1987 following the creation of the state from Cross River State....

, the capital city

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 of the Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria

Nigeria

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 and other neighbouring towns in the state including Eket

Eket

Eket is the second largest city in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name also refers to the indigenous ethnic group of the region and to their language...

, Ikot Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as " The Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, and is in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria...

 and Oron

Oron, Nigeria

The Oron people are comprised in five Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The Oron are the third largest ethnic group in the state, and Bakassi LGA in Cross River State. The five Local Councils in Akwa Ibom are Oron, Udung-Uko, Mbo, Urue-Offong/Oruko, and Okobo...

 among others.

Construction of the airport began in 2006 and it opened on September 23, 2009. Scheduled passenger service commenced on December 2, 2009, when Arik Air

Arik Air

Arik Air is a Nigerian airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. It is also the national carrier of Sierra Leone. It operates mainly from two hubs at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja...

 began offering flights to Abuja

Abuja

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 and Lagos

Lagos

Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

. However, Arik Air suspended service at this airport in late December 2009. Arik Air has recently started flying into Akwa Ibom Airport once again. The CEO of the airport is Captain Olubunmi Jari Williams, a former international pilot and safety officer for Arik Air. He currently also works on other international airports within Nigeria such as Lagos. Working alongside Marco Finini, an Italian man, bot there jobs is to transform aviation within Nigeria for a better and more westernised experience of flying. Service to those destinations has been provided by Dana Air

Dana Air

-Destinations:*Nigeria**Abuja **Kano **Lagos **Uyo -Fleet:...

 since January 18, 2010.

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